Cabinet.



.|. HERZOG.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1915. 1,214,676. Patented Feb. 6,1917.

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JOHN HERZOG, -OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Application sied March e, 1.915. serial Np. 12,592.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it lmown that I, JOHN HERZOG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a cabinet, and pertains more particularly to thatclass of cabinets commonly employed for holding music, papers andthe'like.

The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet o neat and attractiveappearance and of strong and durable construction, having no door, butbeing capable of being opened to expose the contents of the cabinet, orclosed to conceal the contents, the exterior dimensions of the cabinetbeing the same, and its shape being the same whether the cabinet is openor closed.

A further object is tol provide a revolving shelfor drawer-holding casewithin the cabinet and a pivotal supporting means for the case, thepivotal supporting device serving not only to support the case, but alsoto retain the proper alinement of the revolving case and the stationarytop and bottom of the frame of the cabinet, this result beingaccomplished in my construction without employing any through-bolt orother rod extending throughthe body of the case. t

With these and certain other objects 1n view which will appear later inthe specification, my improvement consists in the devices described andclaimed and the equivalents thereof.

In-the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet closed.Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the cabinet open, showing the shelvesof the revolving case. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section through thelower bearing taken on the line 4-.-4 of Fig. 3.

As is clearly7 shown in the drawings, the cabinet consists of a framecomprising a base 1 provided with suitable legs, a body or frame 2 fixedto the base and forming a part of the front, one side, the back, andpart of the other side, as shown in Fig. 3. The top 3 is fixed to thebody 2 and projects over the base 1. Between the base 1 and the top 3 isa revoluble three-sided case 4, one side and the back of which form theremaining parts of the front and side of the cabinet when closed, asshown in Fig. 3. The front of the case 4 may be provided with a suitableknob or handle 5. y

G represents the bottom of the case and 7 the top. Suitably mounted onthe sides of the case are a number of shelves 8, or their equivalents.The bottom 6 of the case is pivotally mounted on the base 1 of the frameby a ball bearing pivot, the construction of which will be presentlydescribed. The top 7 of the case and the top 3 of the frame areconnected by a bearing similar to and in alinement with the lowerbearing.

When the cabinet is closed it is preferably rectangular in crosssection, as shown in Fig. 3, the ront and side members of the body 2 andthe side and back members ofthe revolving case 4 being in alinement andpresenting the appearance of a continuous front and back.

When the case 4 is revolved by taking hold of the knob or handle 5, itturns in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3, past theposition indicated by dotted lines, until the open front of the casecomes into line with the front of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2, thusexposing the shelves and their contents. When in this position thecontour of the cabinet is the same as when the cabinet is closed and itoccupies the same amount of space, which would not be possible if thecabinet were fitted with swinging doors. It will be noted that there isno central rod extending up through the revolving case. It is necessary,however, to securely tie together the top 7 of the case and the top 3 ofthe frame to prevent their warping or getting out of line and therebyshowing unsightly cracks at the upper and lower extremities of therevolving case adjacent the top 3 and the base 1.

To provide an easy turning pivot of simple and inexpensive constructionthat is capable of preserving the alinement of the frame members7 I haveproduced the bearing shown in cross section in Fig. 4, in which 9 is abottom plate secured to the base 1 and formed with a circular ball race10. 11 is a similar but smaller top plate formed with a ball race 12 andsecured to the bottom plate 9 by the clamping bolt 13 and nut 14.

Received between the plates 9 and l1 is an intermediate plate 15 havingan oiiset flange secured to the bottom G of the case 4I The intermediateplate 15 is formed with two ball races, one oi'' which-,16,-is for-medon the underside ofthe plate and registers with ball race of plate 9,and the second ball race of intermediate plate is formed on the upperside of theV plate andv registers with the ball race 12 ofthe top plate11. Suitable steel balls are provided, as in ordinary ball bearings.

The downward thrust andr weight of the revolving caseL andy its contentsis sustained by the lower ball race,.and any tendency for the base land. the topB of the cabinet frame to warp apart or otherwise separateis resisted by the bal-l bearing on the upper face of the plate 15, aswill beA clearly understood from inspectionlot Fig. 4. By means of thisbearing the rigidity of theentire cabinet is maintained, enabling therevolving case to turn noiselesslyandl with the Oreatest ease. rIhissmoothness cannot be aected by any ordinary degree of warping of eitherthe frame or the revolving case.

It will be-seenfrom Fig. 3 that the depth` of the stationary body 2 isjust sullicient to permit-the corners of the revolving` case to turn, asindicated by the arrows, when thev cabinet is being opened'or closed. Y

By the means above described, I have produced a simple and comparativelyineX- pensive cabinet of neat and' compact design, that is capable oicarrying heavy loads and otbeing opened' and closed without sticking orbinding.

Having thus described my invention, what I describe and desire to secureby Letters Patent' is:

In a cabinet, a stationary frame having a base and top, and a caserevolubly mounted therein, pivotal connectionsbetweenthe top of saidcase and the top of the body and between the bottom of the case and thebottom of the frame, said connections adapted to prevent separation ofthe top` and bottom members of thev body and case-respectively, each ofsaid connections comprising a bottom plate secured to the frame of thecabinet, said bottomA plate formed with a ball race, a top plate formedwith a ballf race, saidtop and bottom plates securedv together in spacedrelation, an intermediate plate secured n to said revoluble case,saidintermediate plate formed with a ball race oneach side thereof andregistering respectively with the ball races of saidv top and bottomplates;

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature inpresence oic twoWitnesses., A p

JOHN HERZGG. Witnesses:

NELLIE M. ANGUs, JOSEPH V. CARPENTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Wasliing'tom D. C.

